Clacton police officers: 'We are more than just the uniform' | Maldon and Burnham Standard
WHETHER we like to admit it or not, every one of us can harness a hostility towards being told what we can and cannot do. The majority of us, however, are understanding of the need for certain ground rules which help maintain law and order. Despite this, the police force and the role it plays in our society can consistently divide opinion. When a criminal is busted for dealing drugs, any fury they hurl towards the officers who have caught them is perhaps predictable although unwarranted. But then there are the armchair commentators or the faceless keyboard warriors who, having never...